. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CAN/146 
10 November 2005 
 (05-5262) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of the Environment 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
Canadian Enquiry Point 
200-270 Albert Street 
Ottawa Ontario Canada, K1P 6N7  
Tel:  (+1 613) 238 3222 
Fax:  (+1 613) 569 7808 
E-mail:  info@scc.ca 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Vehicle Emissions  
(ICS:  43.140, 13.040) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Proposed Amendment 
to the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations (pages 3630-3654, in English and French). 
6. Description of content:   The proposed Regulations Amending the  On-Road Vehicle and 
Engine Emission Regulations  (hereinafter referred to as the "proposed amendments") have 
the primary purpose of introducing new require ments for 2006 and later model year on-road 
motorcycles to maintain alignment with ne w rules of the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA).  
The On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations  (G/TBT/N/CAN/32) (hereinafter 
referred to as "the current Regulations") under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 
1999  (CEPA 1999) came into effect on 1 January 2004.  The current Regulations contain 
standards for smog-forming emissions for various classes of on-road vehicles and engines, including requirements for motorcycles of the 2004 and later model years.  The current 
Regulations were designed to align Canadi an requirements with corresponding federal 
emission standards of the EPA.  The proposed amendments continue the approach of aligning with the federal emission standards of the EPA.  G/TBT/N/CAN/146 
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The combustion of fuels to power vehicles and engines contributes significantly to air pollution, which has major adverse impacts on the environment and on the health of 
Canadians.   The proposed amendments will en sure that Canadian emission standards for 
on-road motorcycles remain aligned with mo re stringent standards adopted by the EPA. 
Accordingly, the proposed amendments would contribute to further reducing emissions of 
hydrocarbons (HCs), oxides of nitrogen (NO
x) and certain air pollutants that have been 
listed as "toxic substances" in Schedule 1 to CEPA 1999 (e.g. benzene, 1,3-butadiene, 
formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acrolein), and will thereby contribute to the protection of 
the environment and health of Canadians. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the environment and human health 
8. Relevant documents:   Canada Gazette, Part I, 5 November 2005 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Not stated 
The proposed amendments will come into 
force in two phases.  First, the new provisions 
addressing compliance flexibilities such as emissions averaging and limited provisions for small-volume manufacturer s and importers for 
motorcycles that are already subject to emission requirements will come into force on 
the date on which they are registered.  Second, 
the new requirements for motorcycles having an engine displacement of less than 50 cubic centimetres (cc) will come into force on 1 July 2006, and will apply to such 
motorcycles that are manufactured on or after 
1 July 2006. 
10. Final date for comments:   4 January 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2005/20051105/pdf/g1-13945.pdf